Elon Musk Tops Forbes Billionaire List Despite Multi-Billion Weekly Loss
Forbes weekly billionaire ranking shows Elon Musk losing 2.6 billion dollars while retaining the top spot, as Mark Zuckerberg surges back into the top five.
Forbes has published its weekly ranking of the world's wealthiest individuals, highlighting significant shifts and dramatic changes at the top of the global business elite.
Tesla and X owner Elon Musk continues to lead the global ranking comfortably despite suffering a major weekly loss. Musk saw his net worth drop by 2.6 billion dollars, bringing his total estimated fortune to 927.7 billion dollars.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos maintains his second-place position after posting gains of 97.3 million dollars, bringing his personal fortune to 369.3 billion dollars, keeping him well behind Musk at the top.
Google co-founder Larry Page holds the third spot following a weekly gain of 3.3 billion dollars, raising his net worth to 280.8 billion dollars. The biggest surprise comes from Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, who surged back into the top five by displacing Sergey Brin after generating a massive 11.3 billion dollars, pushing his total fortune to 266.4 billion dollars.
Rounding out the top five wealthiest individuals according to Forbes is Michael Dell, who sustained heavy losses amounting to 4.8 billion dollars, leaving his personal net worth at 265.4 billion dollars.
